Hemingway implements syntax and diction to reveal how the man manipulates his girlfriend and ultimately pressures her into having an abortion. The man uses syntax, short and simple sentences, to make it seem like he is confident and that what he says is irrefutable. His confidence makes his arguments seem accurate and it helps establish him as the leader in the relationship. He says, “We’ll be fine afterward. Just like we were before.” These lines are both short and even though he is making deceptive promises they sound confident and honest.
They believed that abortions were okay even though they knew they were being put in situations in which there was a possibility of them having multiple fetuses. The way the parents in the stories dealt with their conflict were by the style of problem solving. The parents felt by eliminating the baby, they would be eliminating any future problems. The topic of abortions is very controversial, some people believe they are acceptable while others think it is purely evil and wrong. I am on the fence about abortions.
She has lowered herself expectations in life to satisfy someone else’s. Another excerpt from this story that I would like to view is “Well, the man said, “If you don’t want to you don’t have to. I wouldn’t have you do it if you didn’t want to. But I know it’s perfectly simple.” She has listened to him try and rationalizes the “easy” procedure of an abortion. Like, how would he know?
Paper One Literal meaning of “Hills like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway The story starts off with a detailed description of a train station surrounded by white hills, grassy fields, and trees in Spain. An unnamed man and his girlfriend are sitting at a table in a bar outside the station. They are waiting for a train to Madrid. The weather was very hot, and the man decides to order two beers from the female bartender. The girlfriend says that the hills in the distance look like white elephants, which the man says that he has not seen one.
The story constantly keeps you guessing. The story starts on a hot day in a train station located in Zaragoza Spain. A man and woman sit in a shaded area of the building. The man orders for them. A round of beer to start, then Anis de Toro (a strong liquor).
Hemingway portrays both of his characters in several different ways by simply modifying each characters dialect and language use towards each other and when speaking about their surroundings. “’They look like white elephants,’ she said. “I’ve never seen one,” the man drank his beer “No, you wouldn’t have,”’ (223). Formal dialect takes place throughout the story when the young women and young man speak to each other casually or in some cases very sternly. The young couple chats about things like liquor, weather, and hills without any sign of tension or confusion.
Skrzynecki use the word “darkness” to describe the inside of the museum which symbolises his sadness. The tone of sadness emphasises how he doesn’t want to be there, he doesn’t have any connection with the museum and Australian culture. Skrzynecki used different colours such as “grey”, “yellow and brown” to create a dull and cold image which create a distance between the museum and him. Also the dull atmosphere further reflects Skrzynecki’s negative feeling and makes him harder to connect with Australian culture. “TO remind of pass/ Which isn’t mine.” Indicates where Skrzynecki had tried to fit in with the museum but the tone of sadness and depression show that he had failed to connect with the new culture and country.
Some readers may be at a complete loss after reading this story as to what it is really about. Without giving the story some degree of thought, someone might assume that it is just a frivolous conversation about white elephants and drinks. As the reader, we are simply put in the role of an observer of a conversation of a couple who are drinking beer and Anis del Toro (a type of liquor) in a bar at a railway station in Spain by the Ebro river while they are waiting for the train that is headed to Madrid. The railway station could be considered a direct visualization of the crossroads of life that the characters find themselves at in regards to their current dilemma. The conversation they are having is essentially about Jig going through with an “operation” (para.
Define observation and inference. After careful reading of Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants”, it is very clear what it’s purpose is. The story takes place in the Ebro River valley of Spain, where an American man and his female companion Jig are waiting for a train and having drinks discussing “doing it”. Obviously, by “doing it”, they’re referring to whether or not they should have an abortion. At the end of the story, we can only assume that they decide to go through with the abortion, when Jig tells the American male “I don’t care about me.” The man goes and haves a drink by himself and return to his companion.
Isolation as punishment is an issue commonly shown in OITNB. Sending inmates to SHU (Solitary Housing Unit) does not deal with the issue behind inmate’s misbehavior, but instead isolates them and ignores any issues behind these unwanted behaviors. Solitary confinement can lead to aggravation of inmates pre-existing conditions (such as mental health.) The realities of solitary confinement are shown from the perspective of three very different inmates all who do not seemingly benefit from the exposure to extreme isolation. SHU barely offers humane living conditions with small, never dark, concrete rooms consisting of only a bed and a toilet.